"This book focuses on the two most important aspects of Gambit: [Number one] - that he's sexy, and [number two] - that he's the preeminent badass thief of the Marvel universe," the writer said during Marvel's Next Big Thing panel at C2E2, according to Comic Book Resources.

"We got rid of the head sock," Asmus said of the mutant's new costume design.

The title will see Gambit breaking away from his fellow X-Men to hunt down and steal items from across the Marvel Universe. This will include an adventure in space.

"It lets us refresh and do new things with the crime capers involving our classic badass," explained Asmus.

Gambit was first introduced by legendary X-Men writer Chris Claremont in 1990. A mainstay of the team since then, the character has featured in various spinoffs and adaptations.

He was recently portrayed by Taylor Kitsch in X-Men Origins: Wolverine